Monday, April 08, 2019

SPRINGDALE, Ark. (BP) -- Ronnie Floyd had told his wife Jeana not to worry. Jeana couldn't shake a feeling that one of five Southern Baptist Convention entities seeking presidents at that time would recruit her husband to the helm.

"We're happy," Floyd reassured her. "It's not going to happen. God is moving, all is well." Read More

WASHINGTON (BP) -- Southern Baptist and other evangelical leaders will issue a statement April 11 on the rising area of technology known as artificial intelligence or AI.

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission will host an event in Washington, D.C., at which the "Evangelical Statement of Principles on Artificial Intelligence" will be released. The document is intended to provide the church with an ethical foundation for how to think about artificial intelligence, according to an April 5 ERLC news release. Read More

ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP) -- Steve Horn is a leader among leaders in the Louisiana Baptist Convention and someone who loves Louisiana Baptists, Waylon Bailey shared with the Baptist Message in announcing Horn as the candidate the search committee will present May 7 to the LBC Executive Board for a vote.

If elected, Horn will replace David Hankins who is retiring June 30 as LBC executive director. Read More

The family of 63-year-old Raymond Koh -- who was abducted in February 2017 in Kuala Lumpur -- hopes he is still alive and that the Malaysian government investigates the matter further, a Nashville-area pastor and family friend told Baptist Press. Read More

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